Swine Fever Ordinance 2003.
Country
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
The Ordinance contains at the outset a clause indicating its scope of application, as well as a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed, such as "swine fever", "diseased animals", etc. Once the disease is ascertained in a certain place, all animals are to be destroyed under official supervision. The plants have to be disinfected according to EU-guidelines. Around an infected area a radius of 10 km has to be declared as protected zone. Slaughterhouses within the area have to be surveyed closely. The Ordinance consists of 10 articles divided into 6 Parts and 1 Annex.
Attached files
Long title of text
Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Social Security and Future Generations on prevention of swine fever.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 199, 28 March 2003, pp. 859-864.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung des Bundesministers für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen über Schutz- und Tilgungsmaßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Klassischen Schweinepest bei Hausschweinen (Schweinepest–Verordnung 2003).
Repeals